The Top Programming Languages

djpbarry

This is pretty cool - the results of an IEEE survey of programming languages, based on various sources, including social media, open-source code production and job posts.

You can adjust the weighting of the metrics to create your own ranking. You can also filter the rankings according to application (web, mobile, embedded, enterprise):

http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/interactive-the-top-programming-languages

Java and C/C++ still out in front, but Python's not far behind.

Jim2007

I always think these kind of surveys are rather silly....

I mean seriously do you see carpenters publishing a survey on whether a mallet is better than a hammer or is the screwdriver more popular now that it was last year..... Or would you leave your car in for repair with a mechanic that claims he could fix any problem with a sledgehammer?

Programming languages are just tools in a toolbox, you use the one that is most appropriate for the job.

DublinWriter

It's all total bo**icks. The framework's the thing.

djpbarry

Jim2007 wrote: »

I always think these kind of surveys are rather silly....

I mean seriously do you see carpenters publishing a survey on whether a mallet is better than a hammer or is the screwdriver more popular now that it was last year..... Or would you leave your car in for repair with a mechanic that claims he could fix any problem with a sledgehammer?

Programming languages are just tools in a toolbox, you use the one that is most appropriate for the job.

Takes slightly longer to learn how to use a certain programming language than it does a screwdriver.

Jim2007

djpbarry wrote: »

Takes slightly longer to learn how to use a certain programming language than it does a screwdriver.

It is still just a tool...

Aswerty

These indexes give a good high level view of how wide spread certain languages are. As to how valuable that is; I don't quite know but I do enjoy looking through them and seeing what's popular. Though it would be nicer to see this type of thing broken down geographically.

The Tiobe Index which has been around a good while does similar to the link in the OP.

GreeBo

djpbarry wrote: »

Takes slightly longer to learn how to use a certain programming language than it does a screwdriver.

Most people use hammers incorrectly, think what they do with languages.

Colonel Panic

You only need look at enterprise level Java to find that out.

djpbarry

Jim2007 wrote: »

It is still just a tool...

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with that, but if you're trying to keep yourself employable, it's not a bad idea to know what languages are popular or "trendy". You only have so much time to invest in learning new stuff. If you're thinking of learning a new scripting language, for example, does it not make sense to have a look and see what everyone else is using?

Tow

Arduino is now a programming language! I expected more from the IEEE...

awec

Is Java there because of Android?

Java is higher than I would expect and Javascript lower.

ChRoMe

Jim2007 wrote: »

I mean seriously do you see carpenters publishing a survey on whether a mallet is better than a hammer or is the screwdriver more popular now that it was last year.....

You can be sure they would if their business was structured in the same was as development.

conor.hogan.2

awec wrote: »

Is Java there because of Android?

And its heavy use in the enterprise, its use in academia for several years there (waning a bit of late), minecraft and some other games and its usage by Google,Facebook,linkedIn,twitter,ebay,paypal,amazon etc either recently or currently.